Effects of a healthy Nordic diet on gene expression changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to an oral glucose tolerance test in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a SYSDIET sub-study

Lena Leder, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Ingunn Narverud, Ingrid Dahlman, Mari C.W. Myhrstad, Vanessa de Mello, Jussi Paananen, Carsten Carlberg, Ursula S Schwab, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Lieselotte Cloetens, Matilda Ulmius Storm, Janne Hukkanen, Markku J Savolainen, Fredrik Rosqvist, Kjeld Hermansen, Lars Ove Dragsted, Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir, Inga Thorsdottir, Ulf RisérusBjörn Åkesson, Magne Thoresen, Peter Arner, Kaisa S Poutanen, Matti Uusitupa, Kirsten B Holven, Stine M Ulven

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Abstract

Background: Diet has a great impact on the risk of developing features of metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We evaluated whether a long-term healthy Nordic diet (ND) can modify the expression of inflammation and lipid metabolism-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) during a 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in individuals with MetS. Methods: A Nordic multicenter randomized dietary study included subjects (n = 213) with MetS, randomized to a ND group or a control diet (CD) group applying an isocaloric study protocol. In this sub-study, we included subjects (n = 89) from three Nordic centers: Kuopio (n =26), Lund (n = 30), and Oulu (n = 33) with a maximum weight change of ±4 kg, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein concentration ≤10 mg L-1, and baseline body mass index <39 kg m-2. PBMCs were isolated, and the mRNA gene expression analysis was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). We analyzed the mRNA expression changes of 44 genes before and after a 2hOGTT at the beginning and the end of the intervention. Results: The healthy ND significantly down-regulated the expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), interleukin 18 (IL18), and thrombospondin receptor (CD36) mRNA transcripts and significantly up-regulated the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARD) mRNA transcript after the 2hOGTT compared to the CD. Conclusions: A healthy ND is able to modify the gene expression in PBMCs after a 2hOGTT. However, more studies are needed to clarify the biological and clinical relevance of these findings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3
JournalGenes & Nutrition
Volume11
Number of pages13
ISSN1555-8932
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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